In literal, non-slang use, bitch is a term for female canines, particularly amongst dog breeders. It is also a common English profanity for a woman that typically carries or misogynistic overtones—such as resemblance to a dog. Its usage may be to characterize someone as having aggressive and spiteful bitterness, or else in being in possession of rudely intrusive or domineering tendencies. Its original use as a vulgarism, documented to the fourteenth century, suggested high sexual desire i… (More on Bitch) |